devouring

Meanings

• Verb

  The act of consuming or destroying something completely.

  - "The lion devoured the entire zebra."
  - "The fire devoured the forest."

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Synonyms

consume , devastate , gobble , gorge , overwhelm , wolf

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with devouring
powering , flowering , towering

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Variants

List of all variants of devouring that leads to same result
devour , devoured , devourer , devourers , devouring , devours , self-devouring

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Etymology

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The word 'devouring' comes from the Old French word 'devorer', meaning 'to swallow down'.

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Trivia

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1. The largest known animal to have ever existed, the blue whale, can consume up to 4 tons of food per day.

2. In Hindu mythology, the god Vishnu is described as 'devouring' the universe at the end of each cosmic cycle.

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Related Concepts

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1. consumption: The process of using up or absorbing something, such as a resource or food.

2. digestion: The process by which food is broken down into nutrients that can be absorbed by the body.

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Culture

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In literature, 'devouring' is often used metaphorically to describe an intense desire or obsession. For example, in Fyodor Dostoevsky's novel 'Crime and Punishment', the protagonist Raskolnikov is described as 'devouring' the idea of committing a murder.

How to Memorize "devouring"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a lion hungrily devouring its prey. Visualize the lion's powerful jaws tearing into the meat and swallowing it whole.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'devouring' with the image of a bottomless pit or a black hole, which consumes everything that comes near it.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic phrase such as 'Delicious Elephants Very Often Underestimate Regular Intake', where 'DEVOUR' stands for the verb 'devouring'.

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